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Charts - United Kingdom

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Artists with the Most Number One Songs

This list features the artists that have had the most number one songs in UK Singles Chart history.

RANK

MUSICIAN

NUMBER ONES

SONGS

1

Elvis Presley

21

"All Shook Up" (1957), "Jailhouse Rock" (1958), "One Night" / "I Got Stung" (1959), "A Fool Such as I" (1959), "It's Now or Never" (1960), "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" (1960), "Wooden Heart" (1961), "Surrender" (1961), "(Marie's the Name) His Latest Flame" / "Little Sister" (1961), "Can't Help Falling in Love" / "Rock-A-Hula Baby" (1962), "Good Luck Charm" (1962), "She's Not You" (1962), "Return to Sender" (1962), "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" (1963), "Crying in the Chapel" (1965), "The Wonder of You" (1970), "Way Down" (1977), "A Little Less Conversation" (2002), "Jailhouse Rock" (2005), "One Night" / "I Got Stung" (2005), "It's Now or Never" (2005)

2

The Beatles

18

"From Me to You" (1963), "She Loves You" (1963), "I Want to Hold Your Hand" (1963), "Can't Buy Me Love" (1964), "A Hard Day's Night" (1964), "I Feel Fine" (1964), "Ticket to Ride" (1965), "Help!" (1965), "Day Tripper" / "We Can Work It Out" (1965), "Paperback Writer" (1966), "Yellow Submarine" / "Eleanor Rigby" (1966), "All You Need Is Love" (1967), "Hello, Goodbye" (1967), "Lady Madonna" (1968), "Hey Jude" (1968), "Get Back" (1969), "The Ballad of John and Yoko" (1969), "Now and Then" (2023)

3

Cliff Richard

14

"Living Doll" (1959), "Travellin' Light" (1959), "Please Don't Tease" (1960), "I Love You" (1960), "The Young Ones" (1962), "The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy" (1962), "Summer Holiday" (1963), "The Minute You're Gone" (1965), "Congratulations" (1968), "We Don't Talk Anymore" (1979), "Living Doll" (1986), "Mistletoe and Wine" (1988), "Saviour's Day" (1990), "The Millennium Prayer" (1999)

4

Ed Sheeran

14

"Sing" (2014), "Thinking Out Loud" (2014), "Shape of You" (2017), "Perfect" (2017), "River" (2018), "I Don't Care" (2019), "Beautiful People" (2019), "Take Me Back to London" (2019), "Own It" (2020), "Bad Habits" (2021), "Shivers" (2021), "Merry Christmas" (2021), "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (2021), "Eyes Closed" (2023)

5

Westlife

14

"Swear It Again" (1999), "If I Let You Go" (1999), "Flying Without Wings" (1999), "I Have a Dream" / "Seasons in the Sun" (1999), "Fool Again" (2000), "Against All Odds" (2000), "My Love" (2000), "Uptown Girl" (2001), "Queen of My Heart" (2001), "World of Our Own" (2002), "Unbreakable" (2002), "Mandy" (2003), "You Raise Me Up" (2005), "The Rose" (2006)

6

Madonna

13

"Into the Groove" (1985), "Papa Don't Preach" (1986), "True Blue" (1986), "La Isla Bonita" (1987), "Who's That Girl" (1987), "Like a Prayer" (1989), "Vogue" (1990), "Frozen" (1998), "American Pie" (2000), "Music" (2000), "Hung Up" (2005), "Sorry" (2006), "4 Minutes" (2008)

7

Take That

12

"Pray" (1993), "Relight My Fire" (1993), "Babe" (1993), "Everything Changes" (1994), "Sure" (1994), "Back for Good" (1995), "Never Forget" (1995), "How Deep Is Your Love" (1996), "Patience" (2006), "Shine" (2007), "Greatest Day" (2008), "These Days" (2014)

8

Eminem

11

"The Real Slim Shady" (2000), "Stan" (2000), "Without Me" (2002), "Lose Yourself" (2002), "Just Lose It" (2004), "Like Toy Soldiers" (2005), "Smack That" (2006), "The Monster" (2013), "River" (2018), "Godzilla" (2020), "Houdini" (2024)

9

Calvin Harris

11

"Dance wiv Me" (2008), "I'm Not Alone" (2009), "We Found Love" (2011), "Sweet Nothing" (2012), "Under Control" (2013), "Summer" (2014), "Blame" (2014), "Feels" (2017), "One Kiss" (2018), "Promises" (2018), "Miracle" (2023)

10

Elton John

10

"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976), "Sacrifice" / "Healing Hands" (1990), "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991), "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" / "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997), "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (2002), "Are You Ready for Love" (2003), "Ghetto Gospel" (2005), "Cold Heart (Pnau remix)" (2021), "Merry Christmas" (2021), "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (2021)


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References

Wikipedia. (n.d.). List of artists with the most UK singles chart number ones. Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artists_with_the_most_UK_singles_chart_number_ones#Tally [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Official Charts. (n.d.). Elvis Presley. Available at: https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/13107/elvis-presley/ [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Official Charts. (n.d.). The Beatles. Available at: https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/10363/beatles/ [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Official Charts. (n.d.). Cliff Richard. Available at: https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19899/cliff-richard/ [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Official Charts. (n.d.). Ed Sheeran. Available at: https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/6692/ed-sheeran/ [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Official Charts. (n.d.). Westlife. Available at: https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7712/westlife/ [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Official Charts. (n.d.). Madonna. Available at: https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/28948/madonna/ [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Official Charts. (n.d.). Take That. Available at: https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/31006/take-that/ [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Official Charts. (n.d.). Eminem. Available at: https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/7507/eminem/ [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Official Charts. (n.d.). Calvin Harris. Available at: https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/2141/calvin-harris/ [Accessed 1 December 2025]. Official Charts. (n.d.). Elton John. Available at: https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21478/elton-john/ [Accessed 1 December 2025].
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